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Hundreds of Activists Surround Statue of Liberty to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The action, attended by artists including actor Tavi Gevinson and photographer Nan Goldin, is the latest organized by the group Jewish Voices for Peace.
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Calling for Gaza Ceasefire, Artists Withdraw Work From National Gallery of Art
Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson asked the federally funded museum to remove their sculpture, citing the US's support of Israel's attacks on Gaza.
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Palestinian Artist’s Digital Embroidery Illustrates Gaza Death Toll
Maya Amer used the art form’s multicolored stitches to visualize the more than 8,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes.
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Israeli Forces Remove West Bank Sculpture Commemorating 2002 Massacre
The “Jenin Horse,” created by artist Thomas Kilpper with the help of 12 young Palestinians, was demolished during Israel's deadly raids on the occupied West Bank.
Opinion
The Embargo on Empathy
If solidarity with the Palestinian struggle is the limit of Germany’s self-proclaimed pluralism, then it is also the pressure point from which to dismantle this racist status quo.
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Artists Say They’re Being Punished for Supporting Gaza Ceasefire
The cultural community has seen events canceled and artworks returned after expressing solidarity with Palestine.
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Israeli Artists Denounce Open Letter Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza
The statement, first published by the Israeli art magazine Erev Rav, takes issue with a letter that did not mention the Hamas attack.
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Students Call to Fire Art Professor Who Posted Video Mocking Palestine Supporters
Student groups at Hunter College say Tamy Ben-Tor’s video contributes to “the onslaught of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and Islamophobic violence.”
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Art Organizations Around the World Go on Strike in Support of Gaza
Artists, galleries, and museums are closing their doors to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli strikes have killed upwards of 4,200 Palestinian people.
Opinion
Shall I Condemn Myself a Little for You?
Behind the endless demands to “condemn Hamas” is a strategy to silence and dehumanize Palestinians and their supporters.
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Israel Bombs Gaza’s Oldest Church, Killing 16 People
Israel took responsibility for the strike on the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius, where hundreds were taking shelter.
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Leading Artists and Scholars Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
“We support Palestinian liberation and call for an end to the killing and harming of all civilians,” reads a letter signed by Nan Goldin, Cecilia Vicuña, Barbara Kruger, and others.